Jenkins v. Hillard

This is an appeal of two summary judgments issued by the District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County.

Respondent, Larry Joe Hillard, is the son of respondent, Larry Hillard. In March 1979 the son sold a hotel in Three Forks, Montana, to appellant, Roger Jenkins. The father (hereinafter referred to as Hillard) showed appellant the hotel, conducted the contract negotiations for its sale, and signed the contract for sale as his son’s attorney-in-fact.

Negotiations for the sale of the hotel occurred over about a six-month period. During this time, appellant lived in Seattle…